Global Patent Index - EP 1738344 A2

EP 1738344 A2 20070103 - ELECTRONIC SHIPPING LABEL WITH UPDATEABLE VISUAL DISPLAY

Title (en)

ELECTRONIC SHIPPING LABEL WITH UPDATEABLE VISUAL DISPLAY

Title (de)

ELEKTRONISCHER VERSANDAUFKLEBER MIT AKTUALISIERBARER VISUELLER ANZEIGE

Title (fr)

BORDEREAU D'EXPEDITION ELECTRONIQUE COMPRENANT UN AFFICHAGE VISUEL QUI PEUT ETRE MIS A JOUR

Publication

EP 1738344 A2 20070103 (EN)

Application

EP 05737859 A 20050413

Priority

  • US 2005012518 W 20050413
  • US 56195804 P 20040413

Abstract (en)

[origin: US7580845B2] A novel shipping label is described that includes an electronically updateable visual display that can be updated throughout the shipping process to provide routing instructions to package handlers. Instructions shown on the updateable display can provide such information as an indication of a particular conveyor belt or vehicle or a particular location in a vehicle for the package to be placed. A label interface device for updating the new shipping label is also described herein along with systems for updating the shipping label over the course of the package delivery. In addition, novel methods of providing shipping services that are made possible by these devices and systems are included in the disclosure.

IPC 8 full level

G09F 3/02 (2006.01); G06K 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G09F 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06K 17/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 19/07703 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 19/07758 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01 - EP US); G09F 3/0288 (2013.01 - EP US); G09F 3/0297 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2005234785 A1 20051020; US 7580845 B2 20090825; AT E511173 T1 20110615; CA 2562917 A1 20051027; CA 2562917 C 20110208; CN 101095182 A 20071226; CN 101095182 B 20100505; EP 1738344 A2 20070103; EP 1738344 B1 20110525; JP 2007532447 A 20071115; MX PA06011968 A 20061215; US 2005237203 A1 20051027; US 2005237204 A1 20051027; US 7511617 B2 20090331; US 7574366 B2 20090811; WO 2005101351 A2 20051027; WO 2005101351 A3 20060504

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 10592505 A 20050413; AT 05737859 T 20050413; CA 2562917 A 20050413; CN 200580017059 A 20050413; EP 05737859 A 20050413; JP 2007508494 A 20050413; MX PA06011968 A 20050413; US 10592405 A 20050413; US 10592605 A 20050413; US 2005012518 W 20050413